WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (AP) -- Alisha Mosley scored a career-high 24 points to help Wake Forest send North Carolina (No. 12 ESPN/USA Today; No. 15 AP) to its fifth straight defeat, 69-56 on Sunday.

Wake Forest (6-10, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) snapped an 18-game losing streak to North Carolina (9-7, 1-5 ACC) and recorded its first win over a ranked team since 1996.

The Demon Deacons jumped to a 7-0 lead and never trailed, leading by as many as 13 in the first half.

The Tar Heels held Wake Forest scoreless for the first 5:04 of the second half and cut the Demon Deacons' lead to 29-26. Mosley's two free throws with 14:56 left broke the drought and began an 11-2 Wake run that pushed the margin back to 12 points.

North Carolina, which shot 30 percent from the field and hit only 6 of 26 3-pointers, never got any closer.

UNC's LaQuanda Barksdale, the ACC's leading scorer coming into the game, was held to two points on 1-for-12 shooting.

Jackie Higgins led the Tar Heels with 17 points and 14 rebounds, while Lea Sharp added 15.

Val Klopfer scored 10 points for Wake Forest.